debris
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Vlasenko couldn’t breathe or see for the dust and debris.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026
They can be seen each year when the Earth passes through a denser clump of the comet’s debris during its orbit around the sun, Thompson said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026
Protesters in Gazipur blocked the Dhaka-Tangail highway and set fire to roadside debris, but were later cleared by police.
From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2026
The impact blasted debris as far as 10,000 kilometers into space and shortened the asteroid's orbital period around Didymos by roughly 33 minutes.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 3, 2026
Jonathan realized the trees and branches and other debris were floating toward the setting sun.
From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret
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